Quotes of the Week

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
~Anaïs Nin

If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.
—Natalie Goldberg

The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.
—Arthur Miller

A lot of people talk about writing. The secret is to write, not talk.
—Jackie Collins

Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.
—Marlon Brando

A good style should show no sign of effort. What is written should seem to be a happy accident.
—Somerset Maugham

Writers are not here to conform. We are here to challenge.
—Jeanette Winterson

If you are using dialogue—say it aloud as you write it. Only then will it have the sound of speech.
—John Steinbeck

Write one good clean sentence and put a period at the end of it. Then write another one.
—M.F.K. Fisher